Database of the Week: BizMiner, from the Brandow Company

January 31st, 2014

Welcome to Database of the Week.  This feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics is intended to give you a brief introduction to a database that you may not know, with only basic information to get you started.  Hopefully, you will be tempted to explore this or other databases.

This Week’s Featured Database:  BizMiner, from the Brandow Company.

Find it: www.lib.purdue.edu/parrish, Under the column headed Collections, click on List of Business Databases.

Description/focus: BizMiner delivers industry analysis by tracking 18 million US businesses in 16,000 industry segments.

Try it:  BizMiner’s interface is easy to use.  The homepage offers 2 types of reports to start with, Industry Financial Ratios and Industry Market Statistics, but also has options to do a keyword search or to drill down through industry categories and subcategories. Once you choose the industry, you can further narrow your search to a state or metro area. See here for a short video tutorial on the basics of searching BizMiner.

Why you should know this database: BizMiner Industry Market reports include industry population by year, market volume, employment class trends, and other statistics. Industry Financial Reports include Income-Expense, balance sheet, and financial ratios.

Why students should know this database:  Each report in BizMiner includes explanations of terms, providing students a ready reference tool to help them understand the data and why the information is important.

Cost: For annual subscription information, contact Mary Dugan.

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Database of the Week comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact parrlib@purdue.edu.  Database of the Week is archived  at https://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/news/category/MGMT/.  For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@PurdueLibraries).

Feedback is always welcome.  If you would like us to promote your favorite database, send an email to mdugan@purdue.edu.

Purdue University Libraries Celebrates Life and Legacy of MLK through Ongoing Displays

January 17th, 2014

Purdue University Libraries celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., with informative displays in various Libraries location. Purdue Libraries is proud to collaborate with a variety of entities across campus to educate and create awareness on this day of remembrance.

The list of Libraries displays is also prominently featured on the MLK celebration website at: http://www.purdue.edu/diversity-inclusion/mlk/.

Siegesmund Engineering Library (Potter) – January 13-31
Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
Display created by Sandy Galloway

Hicks Undergraduate Library (Hicks) – January 13-31
“Triumph over Fear” – Nelson Mandela’s quest for social justice in South Africa (media display)
Display created by Ann O’Donnell

M.G. Mellon Library of Chemistry (Wetherill) – January 13-31
Julian Bond, American social activist and leader in the American civil rights movement
Display created by Becky Hunt

Physics Library (Physics) – January 13-31
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial and the Martin Luther King Jr. Center
Display created by Becky Hunt

Humanities, Social Sciences & Education Library (Stewart Center) – January 20-31
Zora Neale Hurston, American folklorist, anthropologist and author
Display created by Patrick Whalen

Mathematical Sciences Library (Math, 3rd floor display case) – January 20-February 28
What do Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela, Albert Einstein Have in Common?
Display created by Nastasha Johnson

Black Cultural Center Library (BCC) January 15 –February 28
The Black Freedom Struggle across America
Display created by Jamillah R. Gabriel

Database of the Week: Privco, from The Privco Company

January 17th, 2014

DMP: Submitting an NSF grant?  Have questions about the Data Management Plan requirement?  Wondering what PURR is all about and how it can help you? Please plan to attend a free session on Monday, January 27th, 12:30-1:30 in STEW 218D. Topics will include: overall data management plan requirements,  identifying target data to publish or deposit, the Purdue University Research Repository, and more. Libraries faculty will be on hand for Q & A or for consultations. Cookies will be provided for refreshment.

Welcome to the spring semester and to Database of the Week.  This feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics is intended to give you a brief introduction to a database that you may not know, with basic information to get you started.  Hopefully, you will be tempted to explore this or other databases. 

This Week’s Featured Database:  Privco, from The Privco Company.

Find it:www.lib.purdue.edu/parrish, Under the column headed Collections, click on List of Business Databases.

Description/focus: Privco  is our newest source for private company information.

Try it:  Some of the biggest companies in the world are privately owned (Cargill, Mars, Subway), and financial information about these billion-dollar companies is covered by our long-standing company information databases such as LexisNexis.  Smaller private companies, though,  are a challenge.  Privco  is our newest databases, specifically obtained to provide in-depth business intelligence about Private companies. See here for a short video on accessing the database and using the interface.

Why you should know this database: Privco will deliver when searched by name of company but the database can also be searched by Privco’s own industry classification system.  When a covered private company becomes public, Privco continues to provide its historical information about the company’s private life.

Why students should know this database:  Privco’s interface is straightforward and offers options to narrow an initial search.

Tags: executives, financials, investment research, mergers & acquisitions, news, private companies

Cost: For annual subscription information, contact Mary Dugan.

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Database of the Week comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact parrlib@purdue.edu.  Database of the Week is archived  at https://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/news/category/MGMT/.  For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@PurdueLibraries). Feedback is always welcome. 

If you would like us to promote your favorite database, send an email to mdugan@purdue.edu.